OV9

Back to it, isn't it lovely seeing all the various bits going back on with their perfect clips/brackets.

Yes. Although some of the brake lines weren't 100% straight as they went under the car and I wanted to reach into my computer screen and straighten them.

Simon wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 1:55 pm Yes. Although some of the brake lines weren't 100% straight as they went under the car and I wanted to reach into my computer screen and straighten them.

they'll be straight by the next one - there'll be a whole episode dedicated to the tool they make to align them...

Ten minutes in and the dynamatting got very daft.
If the crossmember is in need of sound deadening, then it's not strong enough to be a crossmember!
And did they forget the flipping massive flat area of the roof!?

Clearly not NVHG’s Rob

RobYob wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 8:32 pm Ten minutes in and the dynamatting got very daft.
If the crossmember is in need of sound deadening, then it's not strong enough to be a crossmember!
And did they forget the flipping massive flat area of the roof!?

they dont need to dynamat the roof yet, they said several times that they're installing the bits to get it running first.

Rich B wrote: Sun Apr 25, 2021 7:13 am

RobYob wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 8:32 pm Ten minutes in and the dynamatting got very daft.
If the crossmember is in need of sound deadening, then it's not strong enough to be a crossmember!
And did they forget the flipping massive flat area of the roof!?

they dont need to dynamat the roof yet, they said several times that they're installing the bits to get it running first.

Fair point, just assumed after they went completely bananas on the floor and dash they'd do the roof at the same time.

Rich B wrote: Sun Apr 25, 2021 7:13 am

RobYob wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 8:32 pm Ten minutes in and the dynamatting got very daft.
If the crossmember is in need of sound deadening, then it's not strong enough to be a crossmember!
And did they forget the flipping massive flat area of the roof!?

they dont need to dynamat the roof yet, they said several times that they're installing the bits to get it running first.

They also said the strips below the roof marked the end of the sound-deadening efforts.

Not a bad episode. Shame we didn’t get a bit more of the bespoke HVAC ducting fabrication.

Wonder if I should get them to paint stripes on my stepdaughter’s MINI; it’s the right colour

Enjoyed. Hopefully they'll live up the promise of a first start next ep. I do think they have to bring Binky to a conclusion after all these years but I guess that's tempered with a 'what next' scenario.

mr_jon wrote: Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:14 pm Enjoyed. Hopefully they'll live up the promise of a first start next ep. I do think they have to bring Binky to a conclusion after all these years but I guess that's tempered with a 'what next' scenario.

Escargot, the MG SV project for a start...

Escargot kind of rubbish but, yes, forgot the SV.

I’m over it now, it’s all getting silly.

Escargot was more interesting so hopefully the mini gets wrapped up and they can do more on the truck.

Dave!

V8Granite wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:39 am hopefully the mini gets wrapped up

It has been, in blue plastic. Didn't you even watch the video?

Not sure how anyone can be interested enough to watch previous videos of bracket making, then be 'over it' sufficiently that they don't want to see the final assembly

Jobbo wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:43 am

V8Granite wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:39 am hopefully the mini gets wrapped up

It has been, in blue plastic. Didn't you even watch the video?

Not sure how anyone can be interested enough to watch previous videos of bracket making, then be 'over it' sufficiently that they don't want to see the final assembly

Trust me a lot of the brackets got fast forwarded

It seems like making things just for the sake of it, I really think a well engineered V-Tec mini fwd would be a far better car overall and more interesting with it. I think I was lost about 4 episodes back.

Dave!

V8Granite wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:47 am
Trust me a lot of the brackets got fast forwarded

It seems like making things just for the sake of it, I really think a well engineered V-Tec mini fwd would be a far better car overall and more interesting with it. I think I was lost about 4 episodes back.

Dave!

It was a long way from my favourite episode ever, but my interest in a 4wd Mini is massively higher than it would have been for a FWD V-Tec (yo) build.

Hmm, maybe Project Binky can be my next TV box set binge? I[ve only seen a bit of the first episode I think, but really enjoyed their C1 racing series.

Jobbo wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:43 am

V8Granite wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:39 am hopefully the mini gets wrapped up

It has been, in blue plastic. Didn't you even watch the video?

Not sure how anyone can be interested enough to watch previous videos of bracket making, then be 'over it' sufficiently that they don't want to see the final assembly

Agreed - I'm just tuning back in now!

Watched the couple covering the engine build, which I hadn't watched previously.

I do not know why I find this so addictive. I have a thesis to write and it is greatly sapping my productivity. I just hope the big reveal at the end is better than who H was.

But also, it's fabulously educational. Who knew there were so many bits on an engine? Even the bits have bits.

Explosive Newt wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 9:41 am Watched the couple covering the engine build, which I hadn't watched previously.

I do not know why I find this so addictive. I have a thesis to write and it is greatly sapping my productivity. I just hope the big reveal at the end is better than who H was.

But also, it's fabulously educational. Who knew there were so many bits on an engine? Even the bits have bits.

Rhetorical quesiton? Humans are constantly being undermined by the brain's desire for quick fix satisfaction when what you really need it to do is focus for the next forty hours or writing.

It'll be a fascinating comparison between Binky once it's finished and the Yaris GR. Toyota's WRC tech in of 1994 (lightly warmed) vs 2020.